the september 2015 csi bulletin
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the september 2015 csi bulletin
Congregation Sons of Israel CONTINUING THE VISION — BUILDING OUR FUTURE SEPTEMBER 2015 17 Elul 5775—17 Tishri 5776 SEPTEMBER DATES TO REMEMBER: Sept. 7 Sept. 9, 6:30pm Sept. 9, 7pm Sept. 10 Sept. 14 & 15 Sept. 20 Sept. 20, 11am Sept. 23 Sept. 28 & 29 CSI’s ORGANIC MARKET IS COMING SOON! Opening Sunday is September 6 11:30am-2:00pm See page 6 for more information! OFFICE CLOSED. LABOR DAY. High Holiday Chair Setup Nursery School Back-To-School Night First Day of Nursery School OFFICE CLOSED. ROSH HASHANAH. Religious School Open House. See flyer on page 20 for times. Sukkah building (outside) OFFICE CLOSED. YOM KIPPUR. OFFICE CLOSED. SUKKOT. HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICE TIMES: ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 13 6:30 PM Monday, September 14 Children’s Service (approx.-after Shofar service) Family Service with Roni Shapiro Tashlich Holiday Evening Service 8:45 AM 11:30 AM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:15 PM Tuesday, September 15 Children’s Service (approx.-after Shofar service) 8:45 AM 11:30 AM YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 22 Mincha Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre 3:00 PM 6:30 PM Wednesday, September 23 Children’s Service (approx.) Yizkor Memorial Service (approx.) Rabbi’s Study Session Mincha Ne’ila Conclusion of Fast 9:00 AM 11:30 AM 11:45 AM 3:30 PM 4:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:35 PM PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND US YOUR MEMORIAL BOOK LISTINGS BY SEPT. 11. DETAILS ON PAGE 4. OPERATION ISAIAH FOOD DRIVE: Our Annual High Holiday Food Drive runs through Oct. 6. Shopping bags will be available beginning with morning services on Sept. 14. (Please do not shop on Shabbat or during the High Holidays. ) (more on page 6) From The Rabbi High Holiday Tidbits Cantorial Notes From the President Happy New Year Wishes Men’s Club News from Nursery PTA page 3 page 4 page 5 page 7 page 8 page 12 page 12 Caring Community Social Action Committee Birthdays and Anniversaries Nursery & Religious School Children’s Holiday Services Calendar Sisterhood News page 13 page 13 page 14 page 15 page 18 page 19 page 21 Kids Karousel Information Donations Form Recent Contributions Mazal Tov and Condolences Holiday Recipes This Month’s B’Nai Mitzvah Advertisements page 23 page 24 page 25 page 27 page 28 page 31 page 32 Page 2 Congregation Sons of Israel Congregation Sons of Israel 1666 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 Phone: (914) 762-2700 Fax: (914) 941-3465 www.csibriarcliff.org info@csibriarcliff.org OUR MISSION STATEMENT (adopted 1999, revised 2007): Congregation Sons of Israel is an egalitarian, Conservative synagogue dedicated to imparting Jewish values and traditions from generation to generation in a welcoming participatory environment. We are a caring community committed to lifelong Jewish learning, the observance of mitzvot, meaningful prayer and charitable deeds. We promote spiritual, cultural and social connections within our community, to the State of Israel, and to Jews worldwide. Rabbi Steven C. Kane rabcsi@aol.com Cantor Jeffrey Shiovitz September 2015 Fundraising and Development at CSI We’d like to create a committee for fundraising and development. Do you have any interest and/or experience in these areas? Please contact Roberta Kay, Fundraising Chairperson (RobertaKay60@gmail.com) at your earliest convenience. Thank you! NEW! After-School Enrichment Program - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - jshiovitz@gmail.com Educational Director: Roni Shapiro Ben-David ronishapiro@csibriarcliff.org Synagogue Director: Ellen Green Johnson ellen@csibriarcliff.org School Admin./Office Mgr.: Doreen Gioio education@csibriarcliff.org OFFICERS: Jack Zinn, President president@csibriarcliff.org Elliot Barish, VP Steven Bender, VP Aaron Gershowitz, VP Roberta Kay, VP Bob Margolies, Treasurer treasurer@csibriarcliff.org Eric Nadler, VP, Secretary Andrew Kagan, Past President Bulletin Editor: Jolie Levy jolie@csibriarcliff.org MONDAYS: FINE ARTS FOR YOUNG ARTISTS This nine-class program will introduce the children to the works of a different artist each week. We will learn about the artist’s life and works and then experiment using that artist’s subject or technique. Instructor: Robyn Shiovitz FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-4 TUESDAYS: YOGA FOR KIDS This eight-class program will introduce children to the basics of yoga and will be designed just for kids! Please provide your own mat. Instructor: Nannette Wasserman, Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT200) FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-4 COMING SOON: HOMEWORK HELP LAB and LEGO ROBOTICS FUN CLASSES BEGIN IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. For more information, please call 762-2700 or email education@csibriarcliff.org. TELL YOUR FRIENDS! September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 3 FROM THE RABBI Steven C. Kane We have a strange situation this year. Most of the time we ask, "are the holidays late or early this year?" It seems that this year they are right on time! Children will have already begun the school year, the leaves on the trees will have started to turn, and the evenings will bring with them a bit of a chill in the air. It seems that this year, for once, Rosh HaShanah will be exactly on time. and become a Christian, he went on to write one of the most influential books of Jewish philosophy in the 20th century, "The Star of Redemption." Later, he would collaborate with the Jewish thinker Martin Buber on a German translation of the Bible and on the formation of the Lehrhaus, one of the first important centers for adult study of Judaism. While we may not know exactly what happened to Of course, as far as what we hope to accomplish on Franz Rosenzweig that year, we do know that there the holidays, they are always right on time. The holi- was something about the holidays that changed his days come exactly when we need them, and by truly life and later the lives of those influenced by his engaging with them we may find that they can actually writings. What challenged him more than a century be life altering. One of the great contributions of ago still challenges us today. How can each of us take Judaism to our lives is the yearly "spiritual checkup" advantage of the most important days of the Jewish that the High Holidays bring. They give us the oppor- year to influence who we are and the kind of person tunity to review our priorities and to make whole we can become? If we are somehow able to do that, again our broken relationships. This can of course be then the holidays will most certainly be exactly "on quite challenging, but if we will spend the requisite time" this year. time on reflection and repentance during the ten days L'hitraot, from Rosh HaShanah through Yom Kippur, our lives can indeed change. One of the great Jewish thinkers of the early part of the 20th century was a man named Franz Rosenzweig. This was during a time when many Jews considered becoming Christian. For some, it enabled them to gain access to higher education often denied to Jews. For others, it meant greater economic opportunities. Yet for Rosenzweig it was a matter of personal commitment. A number of his cousins and friends had become Christian. One friend in particular, Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, had an ongoing correspondence with Rosenzweig in which they discussed religious issues. Rosenstock-Huessy was born to an assimilated Jewish family in Berlin and had converted to Christianity in early adulthood. In 1913, he challenged Rosenzweig to consider becoming a Christian. Rosenzweig told his friend that he could only enter Christianity as a Jew, and therefore he would spend the coming High Holidays at synagogue, after which he would convert to Christianity. SELICHOT EVENING PROGRAM: Saturday, September 5, 2015 – 9:00 P.M. “When Jews Were Funny” is a documentary film by Canadian director, Alan Zweig, which explores the role of Jewish comedians in the history of North American comedy and humor from the Borscht belt to the present day. The film features interviews with and/or performance clips of a wide variety of Jewish comedy performers and writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The film premiered on September 10, 2013 at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It subsequently won the festival award for the year's best Canadian feature film. For those who have not attended a Selichot service, Selichot is a time of reflection, repentance, and Something happened to Rosenzweig during those High preparation for the Days of Awe. Services introducHolidays that made him reconsider his decision to being Holy Day themes, liturgy and melodies are come a Christian. What exactly occurred we will never conducted on the Saturday evening/Sunday morning know, because in his subsequent writings he does not preceding Rosh Hashanah. Pious Jews continue to say! Yet clearly he was affected by those ten days of rise early in prayer each subsequent day leading up repentance, and it changed not only his life, but the to Yom Kippur, the conclusion of this season of relives of countless Jews who went on to read his pentance. Please join us. books. Not only did he not choose to leave Judaism Page 4 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 HIGH HOLIDAYS 5776 Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 14-15 Kol Nidre: Sept. 22 Yom Kippur: Sept. 23 Sanctuary and entrance door ushers are needed for High Holiday services. To volunteer as a sanctuary usher, please email Faye Dittelman, who has served as our sanctuary usher chair for many years, at Faye@Dittelman.com. To volunteer as an entrance door usher, please email ellen@CSIBriarcliff.org. Ellen will be happy to give your names to Steve Bender, Entrance Usher Chair. We welcome new faces to help with this one-time mitzvah. No experience necessary! HIGH HOLIDAY TICKETS High Holiday tickets were mailed to all members in good standing. If you do not receive your tickets by September 1 and believe you should have, please contact Ellen in the office at ellen@csibriarcliff.org or 762-2700. EVERYONE WILL NEED A TICKET TO ENTER so we can be mindful of everyone’s safety. We really appreciate your cooperation! HIGH HOLIDAY RESERVED SEATING Those members who had reserved seats last year received reminders asking if you want the same seats this year. Please respond as soon as possible. If you did not have reserved seats last year and are interested in the possibility of having reserved seats this year, please call Ellen, 762-2700, or at ellen@csibriarcliff.org. RESERVED HIGH HOLIDAY RESERVED PARKING A limited number of reserved parking spots will be available for the High Holidays. If you would like to purchase a parking spot ($300 each), please call Ellen in the office, 762-2700, or email ellen@csibriarcliff.org. MEMORIAL BOOKLET We are once again preparing a Yom Kippur Memorial Booklet, a booklet dedicated to members who have passed away during the past year. If you wish to have a listing, we appreciate having your information by September 4. To make things simple, we have included a copy of your 2014 listings in the High Holiday mailing that went out in August. The mailing also contained a form to be completed and returned to Ellen in advance of September 4. $18 for 3 lines; $3 each additional line. Please write “Memorial Book” in the memo of your check. Thank you in advance for your continued support of this meaningful tribute to lost loved ones. September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 5 CANTORIAL NOTES Hazzan Jeffrey Shiovitz The Songs of Selichot Just as the Selichot liturgy serves as a prelude to the High Holiday season, so does the music serve as an overture to the musical riches of the solemn season about to begin. The musical mode is a somber one but particularly moving to Jewish hearts. Technically, it is an amalgam of several Western minor scales and is knows to synagogue musicians as the Penitential Mode. Its use is not restricted to this service or to the High Holiday season. It can also be heard in more simple form at the daily service and at certain moments on Shabbatot and festivals. While the Selichot service is essentially a personal one, the needs of the people Israel are never forgotten and the service closes with a prayer for the redemption of Israel, “Shomer Yisrael.” G’mar Chatima Tovah. May your name be sealed in the book of life for a year of health, happiness and peace. Just as an overture presents snatches from the music of the opera about the being, so the Selichot service presents highlights of the most moving sections of the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgies. The beautiful, majestic and inspiring Kaddish of the Days of Awe is heard for the first time since the previous Yom Kippur. The piyutim, the sacred poetry of the Selichot service, are particularly suited to the musical ornamentation since they were originally written to be sung. Many of the payyetanim were, themselves, hazzanim. Since these poems are not part of the “matbeah shel tefillah” (the coin of prayer—those prayers which are specifically required for each service), the musical modes vary widely, offering a rich collection of tunes and chants. The moving “Sh’ma Koleinu” prayer is heard again in its plaintive plea for God’s attention, as is the major congregational confession, the alphabetic acrostic beginning “Ashamnu, bagadnu, gazalnu…” Strangely enough, this soul-bearing confessional is sung, not in a sad minor, but rather in a brilliant major mode. When pressed for an explanation, one scholar explained that Jews are so confident of God’s mercy and justice that they confess readily, openly and without fear. HIGH HOLIDAY CHAIR SET UP Help is needed to set up our chairs for the High Holidays on Wednesday, September 9, at 6:30 PM. We would greatly appreciate any and all assistance in making the High Holidays comfortable for all those who will be joining us. Page 6 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 CSI’s ORGANIC MARKET IS COMING SOON! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We are hoping to be open on Thursday & Friday afternoons and Sunday mornings but cannot do it without your help. OPENING DAY IS SUNDAY, SEPT. 6, 11:30am - 2:00pm What is your perception about the relationship between Judaism and the outdoors, food and environment? PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS WONDERFUL PROJECT BE A HUGE SUCCESS! If you can help us for an hour or two one day after work or Sunday mornings, please contact Rabbi Kane at RabCSI@aol.com. “When it comes to the environment, I want the Jewish community to see itself as part of the solution.” JOFEE Professional. THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS (11:00-2:00) AND SUNDAYS (11:30-2:00) Jewish Outdoor, Food & Environmental Education (JOFEE) These three new disciplines – Jewish outdoor education; Jewish food education and Jewish environmental education – have grown sharply in the last dozen years. JOFEE is already renewing American Jewish life – and helping to create a better world for all – in powerful ways. SUKKOT SHEMINI ATZERET Sept. 27 Erev Sukkot 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Sukkot Day 1 Morning Service Evening Service 9:10 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 Erev Shemini Atzeret 6:00 p.m. Oct. 5 Morning Service (Yizkor Recited) 9:10 a.m. SIMCHAT TORAH Sept. 29 Sukkot Day 2 Morning Service Morning Service Young Children’s Service Evening Service 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Oct. 6 Morning Service 9:10 a.m. 9:10 a.m. HOSHANAH RABBAH Oct. 4 Oct. 5 9:15 a.m. September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 7 FROM THE PRESIDENT Jack H. Zinn While you are reading this just before Labor Day, I’m writing this on August 12, the evening of the Perseid meteor shower. I’ll be looking up at the heavens late this evening, and will be thankful that we have a near new moon, clear skies, and a beautiful night. I knew it would be a near-moonless night because on Shabbat we announced that Rosh Chodesh Elul would start Friday night. Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of a month, always begins on a new moon. And, of course, the start of Elul that means that Rosh Hashanah is just a month away. Jewish holidays are nearly always “early” or “late,” so goes the joke. This year, however, they seem right on time. The Jewish calendar is a blend of solar years and lunar months, using a leap month and, less known, and a couple of months can also have an extra day or be short one day. Leap years on our calendar add a 30-day extra month of Adar seven times every 19 years. Our sages codified our calendar almost 1000 years ago, with complex rules to keep all of our holidays aligned. While the holidays move back and forth, they are always in the right season. On our secular calendar, holidays either fall on a specific day of the week (like Labor Day) or on a specific date, like July 4th, and they can fall any day of the week. On the Jewish calendar, there is more of a rhythm and more reason for when holidays occur. If you’ve ever noticed that Yom Kippur falls on Saturday or Monday more often than it seems that it should, you are right. It can’t fall on a Friday or Sunday, as we would either not be able to prepare for Shabbat or prepare for the fast on Yom Kippur if it did. And it never falls on Tuesday because that would put Hoshanah Rabba, the last day of Sukkot before Sh’mini Atzeret, on Shabbat, which wouldn’t work either. So the calendar is crafted to always adjust the length of one or two months by a day so that the holidays always fall on the “right” days. The next major event in the night sky is the fourth total lunar eclipse in the last 18 months. It occurs on the evening of September 27th. This also marks the start of Sukkot, and that is not a coincidence. The first nights of Passover 2014 and 2015 also coincided with total lunar eclipses, and so did Sukkot 2014. That is because our calendar is tied to both the solar year, keeping our holidays in the right season, and to the lunar months, keeping our holidays on the same day of the lunar cycle. Pesach and Sukkot both start at the Full Moon, and so are holidays that are primed for coinciding with lunar eclipses. When building a sukkah, its s’khakh (roof) should still allow you to see the sky during the day and the stars at night. Sukkot is truly a holiday for watching the heavens. This first day of Sukkot, gather with family and friends, enjoy a holiday meal together, and then come back outside later, sit back, and watch the Earth’s shadow cover the moon. When fully eclipsed, the moon will likely look red, as the light from all the sunrises and sunsets around the world will be the only light to illuminate its surface, which is a beautiful thought. This eclipse will be the last one visible to us until January of 2019, so hope for clear skies and keep in mind the wonder of our universe and our intimate connection to it and each other while you enjoy the holidays. Darlene, Ian, Rebecca, and I wish you a happy and sweet New Year. L’Shana Tovah Tekatev v’Techatem – May you be inscribed for a good year! 2015-16 Board of Trustees Jack Zinn, President Trustees 3 years: Elliott Barish, V.P. Marc Auslander Steven Bender, V.P. Orit Daly Aaron Gershowitz, V.P. Joshua Diamond Roberta Kay, V.P. Aaron Ovedia Robert Margolies, Mark Rosenberg Treasurer Eric Wrubel Eric Nadler, V.P., Secretary Andrew Kagan, Immediate Past President Trustees 2 years: Michael Casper Robin Ginsberg Dan Levine Barbara Palefsky Neil Schluger Fred Schulman Trustees 1 Year: Anthony Anisman Doron Bar-Levav Ira Eisenstein Lawrence Smoler Mark Wancier Page 8 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 A Happy and Healthy New Year to the entire CSI Congregation! Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ackerman Mr. Robert Adler-Sole Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Aframian Jeffrey & Mary Allen Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Alpert Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Alpert D. Altman & R. Rosenbaum Warren & Susan Altwerger Mr. & Mrs. Martin Amsel Mr. & Mrs. Tony Anisman Diego Antman & Irit Bomer J. Arfa & Dr. B. Bernstein B. Ashley & R. Weinreb Mr. & Mrs. Marc Auslander Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Axelrod Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Baer Mrs. Ruth Baer Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Balog Elliot & Antoinette Band Mr. & Mrs. Allen Banks Mr. & Mrs. Asher Banks Dr. & Mrs. Elliott Barish Mr. & Mrs. Doron Bar-Levav Mr. & Mrs. Gil Barzilai S. Begleiter & K. Saponar Mr. & Mrs. Benny Ben David Steven & Audrey Bender Mr. & Mrs. Robert Benjamin Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Ben-Zvi Mrs. Annleah Berger Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Berger Mr. & Mrs. Howard Berkower Mr. & Mrs. Scott Berman Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Birnbach Mr. Richard & Dr. Audrey Birnbaum Mr. & Mrs. Norman Block Dr. Andrew & Mrs. Elaine Bloom Mr. Gregory Blue Judith Boehr Drs. J. Allen & Andrea Britvan Steven & Bonnie Bromberg Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bronson Dean Brown Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Browne Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Calderon Daniel Callaway & Stacey Nachtaler Callaway Clifford & Denise Carter Mr. & Mrs. Michael Casper Dr. & Mrs. Richard Charney Leonard & Deborah Chubinsky Mr. Richard Langeloh & Ms. Helen Chuckrow Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Citron Mr. & Mrs. Howard Code Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Cohen Ms. Deborah Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Larry Cohen Dr. & Mrs. Steven Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Cooper Ms. Jamie Cotel Joseph Craig & Pamela Roth-Craig Mr. & Mrs. Alan Crosswell Mr. & Mrs. David Daly Mr. & Mrs. Barry Dank Ms. Sharon Davis Mr. Robert Davis Glenn Pacchiana & Alina Di Donato J. Diamond & Z. Glazenberg Peter & Susan Diamond Mrs. Sharon Dittelman D. Perelman & F. Dittelman Peter & Shane Dolch Ron Dolgin & Maureen MontoneDolgin Mrs. Tamar Drucker W. Drucker & R. Rosenbaum Alan & Judith Duke Mr. & Mrs. Eric Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. Allen Dzbanek Philip & Ali Edelstein Mr. & Mrs. Larry Edlavitch Mr. & Mrs. Seth Eichenholtz Mr. & Mrs. Jason Eidlitz Mrs. Sylvia Eisenstein Ira & Ellen Eisenstein Mr. Asaf Falah & Mrs. Jeanette Liu-Falah Adele Feldman Belle Feldman Joel & Linda Feldman Dr. & Mrs. Jerome Felsenstein Drs. Alex Fijman & Marjory Alabre David Fishkin Mr. Howard Fleischer & Ms. Anna Medeiros William & Meredith Fogel Mr. Alan Fox & Ms. Resa Mestel Marshall & Rosanna Frank Mr. & Mrs. Jack Freeman Mrs. Roberta Freilich Dr. Michael & Mrs. Eleanor Frey Martin & Eleanor Friedman E. Fuhr & M. Pine Mr. R. Gans & Ms. S. Propp Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Gershowitz Ms. Lois Gimpel Shaukat Mr. & Mrs. Alan Ginsberg D. Ginsberg & S. Ziskin Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Ginsberg Corey & Emily Ginsburg J. Glaser & J. Freedman Robert & Randee Glazer Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Gold Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Goldheim Mrs. Tina Goldman Mr. & Mrs. Eric Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Goldstein Alan & Debra Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Alan Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Gordon Mr. & Mrs. William Gorlin Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Gottlieb Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gottlieb Marcy Gray Mr. Todd Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert Greenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Joel Greenstein Mr. Harvey Grosberg Mr. & Mrs. Neal Haber Mr. & Mrs. Michael Haberman Stuart & Stacy Halper Mr. & Mrs. David Handsman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hannan Ronald & Lynn Hanover Dr. & Mrs. Henry Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Hawson Dr. Keith & Mrs. Jennifer Hentel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Hertz September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 9 A Happy and Healthy New Year to the entire CSI Congregation! Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hodara Larry Holzberg & Merrie Daitch Stuart & Rhoda Holzer Mr. & Mrs. Larry Honigman Mr. & Mrs. David Horing Mrs. Evelyn Horowitz Mr. & Mrs. Paul Horowitz Mr. & Mrs. Philip Horowitz Mr. & Mrs. Marc Horowitz Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jablansky Mrs. Ruth Jablansky Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Craig Jampol Mr. & Mrs. William Jelinek Ms. Ellen Johnson Robert & Lisa Josephberg Steven & Maxine Juvelier Jeff & Cindy Kabat Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kagan Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Kahan Dr. & Mrs. Stewart Kamen Rabbi Steven & Mrs. Judy Kane Dina Kaplan L. Karp & E. Susman Karp Dr. & Mrs. Steven Karp Mr. & Mrs. Richard Katz Stephen & Norma Katz Mrs. Cheryl Katz Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kavee Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Kavy Jane Kavy Dr. Richard & Mrs. Roberta Kay Edward & Linda Kaye Mr. & Mrs. Joel Kazin Mr. & Mrs. David Keidan Ronnie Kent David & Marion Kessler Mrs. Cheryl Kestenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kilman Dr. Jonathan Kirsch Michael & Margery Kirsch Mr. & Mrs. Barry Kirschner Michael Klein David & Dayna Kleiner Dr. & Mrs. Paul Kleinman Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Kobren Mr. & Mrs. David Kogan Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kolbrener Scott Kornberg & Milana Flusberg Mr. & Mrs. Seth Kornblau Mark & Elyse Kovler Mr. & Mrs. Burton Koyner Arthur Krakowski & Mary Refling Peter Kretzmer Mrs. Phyllis Kurfirst Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kutcher Mr. & Mrs. David Lachtman Richard & Hillary Landau Dr. Gregg Lanier & Ms. Linda Boucai-Lanier Scott & Melinda Lanoff Mr. & Mrs. Alan Lash Mr. & Mrs. John Le Var Gary & Lisa Lehrman Dr. & Mrs. Eric Leibert Mr. & Mrs. Seth Leitman Dr. Arthur & Mrs. Susan Lerner Jonathan & Jill Lerner Leonard & Kathleen Levin Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Levine Mr. & Mrs. David Levine Mr. & Mrs. Harold Levine Mr. & Mrs. David Levitt Mr. & Mrs. Marc Levitt Mr. & Mrs. Norman Levitt Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Marc Lichtenstein Jeffrey & Nance Lichtman Mathew & Carolyn Linett Mr. & Mrs. Marc London Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lucht Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. Naftali Lustig Mr. & Mrs. Rob Makaron Barry & Karen Malmet Mr. & Mrs. Deane Marcus Mr. & Mrs. Robert Margolies Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Markowitz Ms. Lynn Markowitz Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Masry Dr. Kevin & Mrs. Sonia Mathisson Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Merin Mr. Eric Messer David & Elizabeth Metzger Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Miller John & Helene Miller Konstantin Millerman & Ekaterina Milchtein Mr. & Mrs. Robert Minkoff Mr. & Mrs. Jason Mirsky Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Mitzner Andrew & Susan Morris Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mortman Ms. Julie Moss Dr. & Mrs. Ronnie Myers Mr. & Mrs. Mark Nackman Mr. & Mrs. Alan Nadel Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nadler Mr. & Mrs. David Nass Seth & Marian Natter Scott & Sari Neave Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Neider Mr. Joel Neuberg Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Neuman Ms. Arleen Neustein Mr. & Mrs. Jay Neveloff W. Null & L. Thaler Mr. & Mrs. Brad Okun Mr. & Mrs. Michael Olin Mrs. Sharon Orenstein Mr. & Mrs. Michael Orientale Harold & Ruth Ossher Aaron Ovedia Mr. & Mrs. Steven Packer Mr. & Mrs. John Palefsky J. Parker & D. Kittay-Parker Mr. & Mrs. Howard Pavony Mr. & Mrs. Giora Payes Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Pergament Mr. & Mrs. David Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Barry Perlow Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Peskoe Mr. & Mrs. Steven Plank Steven & Inna Polevoy Dr. Nurit Praeger Mr. & Mrs. Russell Primack Mr. & Mrs. Chad Ramer Mr. & Mrs. David Raphael Mrs. Rosalyn Rappaport Mr. Steve Rappaport & Ms. Janice Nelson Rappaport Page 10 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 A Happy and Healthy New Year to the entire CSI Congregation! Mr. & Mrs. Neal Rechtman Mrs. Roslynne Reichgott Mr. & Mrs. Michael Reiner Mr. & Mrs. Mark Reisman Mr. & Mrs. Werner Renberg Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Richter Mr. & Mrs. William Robbins Mr. & Mrs. Evan Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Brian Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg Stewart Rosenblatt & Mindy Kombert Richard & Betsy Rosenblum Ms. Judith Rosof Dr. Nechama Ross Mr. & Mrs. Marc Roth Mr. & Mrs. David Rothfeld Mr. Murray Rottenberg Mr. Andrew Rotter & Ms. Rhona Golubock Mr. & Mrs. Adam Rude Jordan & Laura Russin Dr. & Mrs. Matthew Rutman Raymond & Marion Sader Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Sankin Steven Saper & Shelley Glick Mr. & Mrs. Allen Saperstein Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Sarkozi Jonathan & Meredyth Satran William & Joyce Schacter Mr. & Mrs. Edward Scharf Ms. Susan Scharf Mrs. Helayne Scheier Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Schiffman Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Schifrin Mr. R. Schloss & Ms. E. Sack Drs. Neil & Leona Schluger Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schneck Mr. & Mrs. I. Sid Schneider Jeffrey & Renata Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Henry Schoenfeld E. Scholnick & E. Ginsberg Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schonfeld Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick Schulman Michael & Pamela Schumacher Diana Schutt Mrs. Esther Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Ira Schwartz Barry & Gretta Seidel Mr. & Mrs. Adam Semler Dr. Nelly Sereny Dr. Barry Shapiro & Dr. Judith Jay Robert Shapiro Louis Sherman & Marci Dressler Ms. Pamela Sherman Mrs. Selma Sherman Gerald Sherr Cantor & Mrs. Jeffrey Shiovitz Shari Ship Gail Sider Mr. & Mrs. David Silberman Suzy Silverman Daniel Silvershein & Judy Schwab Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Silverstein Mark & Celiane Silverstein Daniel & Jill Singer Mr. & Mrs. Neil Sirota Mr. & Mrs. Gary Slutsky Lawrence & Jodie Smoler Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Speier Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sperling Barry & Libby Spitzer Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Stern Victor & Mary Sternberg Mr. Marc Sternfeld Mr. & Mrs. David Stiffman Ann Studen Vladimir & Marina Sukonnik Alan & Joanne Suna Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sunberg Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sweedler Mr. & Mrs. Richard Taffet Michael & Jennifer Tawil Drs. Michael & Laura Teitelbaum Mr. & Mrs. B. Michael Thrope Adam & Marnie Tihany Dr. Sheldon Travin Gary & Nancy Turer Mr. Claude Tusk & Ms. Joyce Perlmutter Scott & Nancy Van Camp Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Venezia Mr. & Mrs. Adam Wachtel Mr. & Mrs. Louis Wachtel Mr. Mark & Dr. Romina Wancier Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wasserman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Watt Ms. Susan Wattenberg Jay & Gayle Waxenberg Mr. William Paulmeno & Ms. Larisa Wayne-Paulmeno Mr. & Mrs. Martin Weinberg Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Weiner Mr. & Mrs. Fred Weinstein Drs. Stephen & Ellen Weiser Ms. Tina Weisman Mrs. Barbara Weiss Dr. David Weiss Matthew & Vivian Weiss Evan & Elaine Wetzler Mr. & Mrs. David Wexler Leon White Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wizwer Ronald & Hillary Wohl Mr. & Mrs. Gene Wolf Jason & Sharon Wolin Mr. Eric Wrubel & Mr. Paul Toth Mr. George Yankwitt Barry & Donna Yellen Mr. & Mrs. Richard Yoken Ms. Debra Young Mr. & Mrs. Scott Yules Mr. & Mrs. Lee Zaretzky Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Zeitlin David & Lisa Zimmerman Mr. & Mrs. George Zimmerman Jack Zinn & Darlene Fairman Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Zonan Mr. Gerald Zuckerman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zuckerman September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 11 DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE CSI CHOIR? If you sing tenor or bass and would like to sing with the CSI Choir, please call either Judy Boehr (762-1984) or Cantor Shiovitz (762-2700). Page 12 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 Please join the Hudson Valley Region at CSI for a meeting on Tuesday, September 8th, By Jason Eidlitz, President at 730 pm. A light dinner will be served. All Men’s Club members are welcome. Please RSVP to Jason at jshoedog@optonline.net before September 2nd. Mark your calendars for our annual Men’s Club Scotch and Steak in the Sukkah on October 4th. Watch for more information! Annual membership is $36. Membership is required to attend the dinner. To become a member, please contact Jason Eidlitz. MEN’S CLUB NEWS CSI’S PAYMENT SCHEDULE One third (1/3) of all fees is due by September 1, 2015 in order to receive High Holiday tickets. The remaining balance is due in two installments: December 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016. This payment schedule applies to all fees, including dues, Religious School tuition and building fund. Of course, payments may be made in full at any time before these dates. To register your child(ren) in Nursery School and/or Religious School, you may not have an outstanding balance from prior years. If you have any questions, please email CSI’s treasurer, Bob Margolies, at treasurer@csibriarcliff.org. NEWS FROM THE NURSERY SCHOOL PTA The NS PTA is excited for another great school year! We welcome back all returning students and are happy to see so many new ones. We are looking forward to the upcoming events that will start off the 2015-2016 school year! Tues., Sept. 8th, from 10am- 12pm: Back to school playground playdate: an event for families and children to meet and play at CSI before school starts. All students, siblings, and parents are welcome to join! Wed., Sept. 9th, 7pm: Back to School Night [parents only, please]: Come learn about our upcoming events, receive a directory of other NS families, and a welcome packet from CSI and the PTA. Thurs. & Fri., Sept. 10th & 11th 9am: Welcome Breakfast: The PTA will be hosting breakfast for parents/caretakers after drop-off on the first day of school. We hope many parents/caretakers will stay to meet new members and visit with friends. The NS PTA wishes everyone a Happy, Healthy, and Sweet New Year! L’shana Tova. ~ Randi Teplow-Phipps September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 13 CARING COMMUNITY By Merrie Daitch We really do have a CARING COMMUNITY! If you take a little time to SHARE and CARE, you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did something good to help someone else! Remember to call the office, 762-2700, if you know of someone who needs some caring. Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 1 at 7:00 PM. Do you have a friend or neighbor who may be interested in synagogue life? Ask them to contact one of us: Roberta Bar-Levav, Membership Chair, rbarlevav@gmail.com or Ellen Johnson, Synagogue Director, ellen@csibriarcliff.org. We welcome inter-faith families! Interfaith parents are full participants in all life cycle events, programs, and classes and are welcome to serve on CSI's committees. ATTENTION SUMMER CAMPERS!! If you or a family member attended or worked at a Jewish Educational Summer Camp, please send me the details ASAP. What camp? Where? Were you a camper or on staff? Please email ALL the details to me so I may share them! jolie@csibriarcliff.org SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE By Judy Boehr The Gift Shop of CSI, Matanah, is open during Sunday Religious School hours. Come take a look at the wonderful gifts available, some of which are imported from Israel. For assistance outside of Matanah hours, please send an email to giftshop@csibriarcliff.org. COME JOIN US We are looking to expand our membership as we look for new ways to improve our community and our world. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Judy Boehr (tanglewoodtoots@juno.com or at 762-1984). We are always looking for ideas and suggestions to build on our already successful food and collection drives. We hope to widen the types of projects in which we engage, so please let us know your thoughts. FIRST MEETING: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 7:30 P.M. JOIN US!! Operation Isaiah Food Drive: Shopping bags for our annual High Holiday food drive to benefit the Ossining Food Pantry will be available beginning with morning services on Rosh Hashanah on September 14. Please bring your donations to CSI by October 6. Specially needed are cereal (10-14 oz. boxes please), tuna fish, peanut butter, jelly and Bisquick. Please call Judy Boehr at 762-1984 if you’d like to help out. HINT: You may want to start watching for sales now. Page 14 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES September 2015 The following children are celebrating birthdays during the month of September and will be called to the bimah to receive a blessing at our next 7:00 PM Family Night/Shabbat Rocks service. Only the names of those present will be called. Please take your name card out of the “birthday box” in the front lobby and present it to a Ritual Committee usher. Harrison Fleischer Daniel Josephberg Ava Miser Haley Sander Drew Ginsberg Skylar Kamen Jacob Moss Rowan Scheir Samuel Glaser Camila Lanier Justin Plank Ben Siegel Brianna Hawson Ben Lichtenstein Nicole Polevoy Miles Tawil Henry Janos Stephanie Markowitz Taylor Primack Jeremy Venezia Benjamin Jelinek Hailey Merker Ryan Russin Jake Wexler MAZAL TOV to our members who are celebrating anniversaries during the month of September: Date 1 Marc & Julie London 2 Years 19 Date 13 Deane & Abbe Marcus William Paulmeno & Larisa Wayne-Paulmeno Years 29 Bill & Meredith Fogel 15 Alex Fijman & Marjory Alabre Elliot Fuhr & Merle Pine Kevin & Sonia Mathisson Bob Schloss & Emily Sack Evan & Elaine Wetzler Howie & Barbara Kutcher Neil & Leona Schluger 9 29 17 34 29 19 25 William & Melissa Jelinek 15 Steven & Robin Karp Adam & Susan Wachtel 16 Steve & Norma Katz 17 Arthur & Benji Baer David & Elizabeth Metzger Peter & Shane Dolch 17 28 4 31 26 26 10 10 Richard Gans & Sharman Propp 26 21 Barry Shapiro & Judith Jay 30 11 Richard & Audrey Birnbaum 21 Daniel Callaway & Stacey Nachtaler Callaway 23 Philip & Amy Horowitz 12 Arnie & Sharon Richter Andy & Carole Kagan 21 63 39 Paul & Nannette Wasserman Jonathan & Joan Birnbach Craig & Alison Jampol Scott & Sari Neave 26 22 29 4 6 7 8 9 23 26 28 29 25 September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 15 NURSERY & RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS Roni Shapiro, Educational Director Welcome Back to all of our families! CSI schools and youth community are going to be better than ever! We’ve added, changed and tweaked and then tweaked again until we felt we are ready for a great year of Limud – Study, Tikkun Olam – Repairing the World and Tefilah- Prayer & spirituality. Nursery School: Change is good so we’ve done it! Toni Band and Faith Kavy will be teaching the 2’s in Room 12. Aimee Axelrod and Maris Aschen will be teaching the 3’s in Rooms 13/14 and Lori Kavy and Michelle Korzen will be teaching the 4’s in Rooms 3/4. Come by and visit and see all of our redecorating! Parents of young children — look out for all of our new PJ Library programs and free babysitting nights scheduled at CSI! Religious School: Welcome to our Pre-K children joining Shorashim! School begins for all September 20. Parents please join us for a “Back To School Coffee” that morning. Meet your child’s teacher and hear what the class will be learning all year. As we continue revamping our curriculum, learn about our “Four Big Ideas” that will permeate our school year and learning. Big Idea #1: Deep Connection to Our Sacred Texts: By developing deeper connections to our sacred texts, we discover the values of our tradition and find meaning for our lives. Big Idea #2: Belonging to a Spiritual Community of Practice: Being part of a community helps us at times of happiness and sadness. We can support each other through all of life’s experiences. Through prayer and ritual celebrations, we build community. Big Idea #3: Living Our Jewish Values: Judaism’s values, middot, provide us with guidelines for living that will help us find meaning and purpose as we live our lives. By living these values, we will experience deep connections to one another, the world and God. Big Idea #4: Israel is Our Second Home: Whether over 3000 years ago or today, Jews have always had a special relationship with the land and people of Israel. By understanding the Israel of yesterday and learn about the Israel of today, we will create a love and commitment to Modern Israel. NEW!!! After-School Enrichment Classes for elementary-aged children. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! See page 2. New Hebrew High school three-week class options, guest teachers, teen leadership committee and lots of teen community service hour opportunities. Make sure to check our full program on line at CSI’s website and facebook page. Here are some classes that will be offered: ◈ Jewish mobsters ◈ Kosher cooking ◈ Jews in sports ◈ Jewish yoga and meditation ◈ Anti-Israel activism on the American college campus ◈ Do Jews believe in reincarnation/life after death, heaven and hell, spells & magic? ◈ The presidential election debate: the Jewish side of things ◈ Secrets of the Mezzuzah: learning about and making your own ◈ Krav Maga – Israeli Martial Arts for Self Defense ◈ Jewish Law review: stealing and cheating ◈ Jewish medical ethics: stem cell study to transplants - is it kosher? Thank you to Aimee Axelrod and all of our wonderful summer camp staff for making summer 2015 great! As always, we encourage and welcome your input and suggestions. It’s going to be a great year! CSI Religious School Mission Statement and Objectives CSI Religious School is an inclusive community committed to educating our children in the many facets of Judaism and fostering the development of their Jewish identities and a lifelong love of Jewish learning and doing Mitzvot. We teach our children how to maintain and appreciate Jewish traditions while living in a modern world. We instill pride in our children of their Jewish heritage and help them come to a deeper understanding of who they are as Jews through the study of Torah and Hebrew prayer. We cultivate a personal connection to Israel. We promote acts of Hesed (kindness) and Tzedakah (charity). We provide a positive social atmosphere which encourages students to develop relationships with one another. Page 16 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 A Message From Michael Teitelbaum I just read an important medical warning with Jewish implications in one of my dental journals. It says that taking Tylenol, also known as acetaminophen, under certain conditions can be bad for your health. What conditions affect us as Jews? Taking Tylenol with low glutathione levels can cause liver damage, and this happens when you drink alcohol or fast. Yom Kippur is coming up, and after a day of fasting many people need a pain reliever. On the basis of the latest research, I'm going to recommend that you either take something other than Tylenol or at least eat something first, preferably avoiding wine or other alcohol. On the other hand, maybe we won't need any pain reliever at all and will "have an easy fast." Research, which I conducted with help from many CSI members, indicated a big factor in having an easy fast is being well hydrated before hand. People who drank extra water the day before Yom Kippur and at dinner had an easier fast than those who didn't. A contributing factor can be the choice of your pre-fast dinner. A meat meal can be a double whammy, since meat is high in protein. It requires more water to digest, and kosher meats are salted, which eats up even more of your headache-preventing water. Conversely, just like runners before a marathon, a bowl of pasta (with no meat, and low-sodium sauce) is made up of healthy complex carbohydrates (not the sugary, simple "carbs" which you should avoid) and, as the name implies, are "hydrated" — giving, not stealing, water from our bodies. If you would like to help continue this research and, potentially, help those worldwide, keep track of: 1) how much you drink the day and evening before Yom Kippur; 2) what you have for dinner before Yom Kippur; 3) on a scale of one – 10 (one being hard, 10 being easy), how hard was your fast? Please let me know your findings, either at the CSI break-fast or e-mail me at Dr@DentistSpa.com. Hope we all have 10's for the New Year! Yours truly, Michael Teitelbaum September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 17 Page 18 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 Sukkah builders are needed on Sunday, Sept. 20, 11:00 A.M. Needed: electric drills, socket wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers and wrenches. RSVP’s are always appreciated! Contact Michael Teitelbaum at Dr.@DentistSpa.com. CHILDREN’S HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES (The Rabbi will dismiss children from the main sanctuary following the Shofar service.) SEPT. 14, 11:30-12:30 2’s & 3’s 4’s & Kindergarten Grades 1 & 2 Grades 3 & 4 Grades 5, 6 & 7 Grades 8-12 Room 12 Room 13/14 Room 6 Room 11 Small Chapel Upstairs Toni Band Michelle Korzen Robyn Shiovitz Tova Shapiro Sheera Zuckerman Roni Shapiro Room 12 Room 13/14 Room 6 Small Chapel Upstairs Toni Band Michelle Korzen Robyn Shiovitz Sheera Zuckerman Roni Shapiro SEPT. 15, 11:30-12:30 2’s & 3’s 4’s & Kindergarten Grades 1, 2 & 3 Grades 4, 5, 6 & 7 Grades 8-12 BABYSITTING (BY RESERVATION ONLY): Rooms 3 & 4 Email ellen@csibriarcliff.org There will be a Family Service led by Roni Shapiro on September 14 at 4:00 — followed by Tashlich at 5:30. THE FAMILY SERVICE IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN US on Tuesday, October 6, at our Simchat Torah Morning Service when we honor two CSI Members as our Kalat Bereshit and Hatan HaTorah. The members’ names will be announced during the High Holiday services. September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 19 September 2015 / 17 Elul 5775-17 Tishri 5776 Sun Mon COLOR KEY: NURSERY SCHOOL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL YOUTH IMPORTANT NOTE 6 22 Elul 7 23 Elul 9:15am-Minyan 9:15am-Minyan OFFICE CLOSED LABOR DAY ORGANIC FARM 11:30-2 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 17 Elul 2 11:15am-Jews In The News 7:00pm-Caring Community 7:00pm-Social Comm 18 Elul 3 19 Elul 4 20 Elul 5 21 Elul Ki Tavo 7:15am-Minyan 6:30pmKabbalat 9:10am-Services Shabbat BAR MITZVAH of AARON ROTTER CL: 7:04 9:00pm-Selichot 8 24 Elul 9 25 Elul 10 26 Elul 11 27 Elul 12 28 Elul NS OPENING NS Cantor Nitzavim 9:00am-NS Staff 9:00am-NS Staff DAY Shofar Blowing 9:10am-Services Mtg. Mtg. 9:00am-NS PTA 10:15am-NS 11:15am-Jews In The 4:00pm-RS Staff BABY NAMING coffee/breakfast Shabbat News Mtg. Of 6:30pmARIELLA DANI 4:00pm-RS Staff 6:30pm-High Holi- 10:30amHaMishpacha Kabbalat FEINSTEIN Mtg. day Chair Setup Discussion Grp. Shabbat 5:00pm-Shofar 7:00pm-NS Back-to 7:15am-Minyan Blowing w/Cantor -School Night 5:00pm-Shofar ORGANIC 7:30pm-Education Blowing w/ FARM Committee Cantor 11:00-2 7:30pm-Men’s Club ORGANIC 7:30pm-Social Action FARM CL: 6:53 11:00-2 Committee 15 2 Tishri 16 3 Tishri 17 4 Tishri 18 5 Tishri 19 6 Tishri OFFICE CLOSED 7:15am-Minyan 10:15am-NS Vayeilech ROSH HASHANAH Shabbat 9:10am-Services 8:45am-RH Day 2 6:30pmMorning Service Kabbalat Shabbat 11:30am-Children’s Service (after shofar) 13 29 Elul 14 1 Tishri 9:15am-Minyan OFFICE CLOSED 6:30pm-RH Even- ROSH HASHANAH ing Service 7:15am-Minyan 8:45am-RH Day 1 Morning Service 11:30am-Children’s Service (after shofar) 4:00pm-Family Service 5:30pm-Tashlich 6:15pm-Evening Service 20 7 Tishri 21 8 Tishri 22 9 Tishri 9:00am-RS OPEN 7:15am-Minyan 11:15am-Jews In The HOUSE-Grades 7:00pm-Bridge Club News Pre-K through 6 7:00pm-Executive 3:00pm-Mincha Erev 9:15am-Minyan Committee YK Service 11:00am-Heh 6:30pm-Kol Nidre 8:15pm-Board of Parents/ Trustees Students Mtg. 11:00am-Sukkah building ORGANIC FARM 11:30-2 27 14 Tishri 28 15 Tishri 29 16 Tishri 9:15am-Minyan OFFICE CLOSED OFFICE CLOSED SUKKOT SUKKOT 11:00amHebrew High 7:15am-Minyan 9:10am-Sukkot 6:00-Teen Lev Morning Service 9:10am-Sukkot Sukkot Program Morning Service 10:30am-PJ Library 6:30pm-Erev 6:30pm-Sukkot Even- Sukkot Sukkot Service ing Service ORGANIC FARM 11:30-2 ORGANIC FARM 11:00-2 ORGANIC FARM 11:00-2 CL: 6:41 23 10 Tishri OFFICE CLOSED YOM KIPPUR 9:00am-YK Holiday Service 11:30am-Children’s Service 11:45pm-Yizkor 3:30pm-Rabbi’s Study 4:30pm-Mincha 6:00pm-Ne’ila 30 17 Tishri NS Fire Drill NS Snack in Sukkah 24 11 Tishri 7:15am-Minyan 10:30amHaMishpacha Discussion Grp. 25 12 Tishri 10:15am-NS Shabbat 6:30pmKabbalat Shabbat ORGANIC FARM 11:00-2 ORGANIC FARM 11:00-2 26 13 Tishri Ha ‘Azinu 9:10am-Services 10:30am-Kadima 11:00am-Junior Congregation BAT MITZVAH of RACHEL MATHISSON CL: 6:29 CL = candle lighting time. SHABBAT ends ONE HOUR AFTER candle lighting time. Page 20 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 21 SISTERHOOD NEWS By Marion Jablansky, Secretary Shana tova!! Summer may be coming to an end, but Sisterhood is just getting started for the 2015-2016 membership year. Lots of activities and programs have been planned, and it would be wonderful if all the women of CSI became members and participated in the various activities. Dues are only $36 for the year, and they include attendance at the membership dinner on Wednesday, October 21. This dinner is always delicious and always includes an interesting speaker. More details to follow. The gift shop will be open on Sunday, September 20, from 9 AM until 12:30 PM and will be open every Sunday as long as Religious School is in session. The gift shop needs you! If you would like to become part of the gift shop committee, please send an email to giftshop@csibriarcliff.org and let us know. Also, if you need anything when the gift shop is not open, please email us at giftshop@csibriarcliff.org and someone will get back to you as soon as possible to set up a meeting time or to answer your question. In case you were wondering, the first Mah Jong game will be Monday, October 26, at 7:30 PM. Knowledge of the game is not necessary. There is always a beginners’ table. There is a lot going on at CSI Sisterhood. The new membership year has begun! Please make sure you are current on your dues. The Sisterhood weekly emails will resume in a few weeks. After the membership dinner, only members who have paid their membership dues will continue to receive our weekly emails. The CSI bulletin and the CSI website are great sources of information. Continue to read future bulletins, as well as check the website for future Sisterhood programs. Also, we are always looking for new ideas, so if you have any suggestions or wish to lead or help with an activity, please let us know. Our officers/chairpersons are always open to new ideas. President: Robin Ginsberg Treasurer/Financial Secretary: Sharon Richter Recording Secretary: Beth Levine Corresponding Secretary/ Bulletin: Marion Jablansky Membership: Annleah Berger Mah Jongg Chair: Cheryl Katz Gift Shop: Annleah Berger/ Robin Ginsberg Jill Greenstein/Marion Jablansky Sharon Orenstein www.WLCJ.org = the website for Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, the organization to which your Sisterhood belongs. Log in and check it out today! Gift tip: The gift shop has a lot of hostess gifts to choose from to bring to your holiday dinner hosts. The gift shop also has a lot of beautiful items to brighten your own holiday table. Remember to join Sisterhood! We started our new fiscal year on July 1. Sisterhood Membership 2015-2016 Please send your $36.00 check for dues payable to: CSI Sisterhood and return it with this form to: CSI Sisterhood 1666 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 Name_____________________________________________ Phone____________________________________________ Address___________________________________________ Email_____________________________________________ For questions concerning membership or to sign up for a Sisterhood committee, please call Annleah Berger, 762-5312, or email Annberger@optonline.net. Page 22 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 23 CALLING ALL FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AGES 2 – 6 YEARS OLD! Kids Karousel, Ltd., an afternoon enrichment program for Preschoolers, ages 2-6 years old, is now accepting applications for its fall program. Kids Karousel offers a variety of programs including, but not limited to, Pre-K Scholars, Cooking, Art and Literature, Sports, Zumba, Theater and Lego Mania. We are conveniently located at Congregations Sons of Israel in Briarcliff Manor, NY. We have ample parking and easy access to Route 9A and major highways. Hours: 12:00pm-2:45pm (Monday-Friday) Info: Contact Faith at (914) 923-0160 or KarouselK@aol.com Location: 1666 Pleasantville Rd., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 Wish you had an extra 30 minutes to an hour in the morning? Need to catch a train? Early Birds Before-class supervision for 2’S, 3’s and 4’s with Faith Kavy School days from 8:00 – 8:55 AM (No drop-off without a reservation) 8:30-8:55am $10.00 8:00-8:55am $15.00 See Faith in person or call: Cell: 469-1102 Home: 923-0160 Page 24 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel CONTRIBUTIONS Page 25 (received through August 10, 2015) BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS FUND In memory of Seymour Stiffman In memory of Zulie Lerner David & Patty Stiffman Arthur & Susan Lerner CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In memory of Abraham Eisenstein In memory of Seymour Stiffman In honor of Cantor Jeffrey Shiovitz Thank you to Cantor Shiovitz Sylvia & Susan Eisenstein David & Patty Stiffman Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Neider Fred Weinstein & family CARING COMMUNITY In memory of Samuel Lazarus In memory of Elinore Thaler In memory of Reuben Sillman Thank you for the Hamishpacha Luncheon's In memory of Julius Sherman In memory of Martin Glick In memory of Mollie Glassberg Best wishes and speedy recovery to Barbara Weiss In memory of Dr. Clement Weinstein In memory of Adele Heller In memory of Anna Jablansky & Deborah Benowitz In memory of Harriet Zabusky In memory of Abraham Levine In memory of Margaret Anschel In memory of Ida Berger In memory of Jack Rappaport Ellen & Jack Freeman Lauren Thaler Arlene & Jay Neveloff Irene & Elliott Bisgier Selma Sherman Shelley Glick Iris & Joel Kazin Ruth & Sam Papa Gail Sider Bob & Marilyn Margolies Gail Sider Rochelle & Marc Auslander Roz Rappaport Gail Sider Ruth Jablansky Gail Sider Annleah Berger Debbie & Elliott Barish Annleah Berger Roz Rappaport EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Nass In memory of Frankel Lieberman The Hentel Family Stuart & Stacy Halper In memory of Rita Weiss ETZ CHAIM - TREE OF LIFE FUND In memory of Sadie Weisstuch In memory of Aaron Dank In memory of Mildred Neider Welcome to the world, Ariella! In honor of Jeff & Ilene Calderon becoming Grandparents - Mazal Tov! In memory of Laura Wollins Donald N. Weisstuch Barry & Laurie Dank and family The Charney family Helene & Adam Rude Ryna & Naftali Lustig Bryna & Michael Sweedler Helene & Adam Rude Helene & Adam Rude Helene & Adam Rude Andrew & Carole Kagan IRA KESTENBAUM BEAUTIFICATION FUND In memory of Jack Calderon In memory of Ira Kestenbaum In memory of Dr. Clement Weinstein In memory of Rita Weiss Ilene & Jeff Calderon Ilene & Jeff Calderon Debbie & Elliott Barish Bruce & Malvina Browne In honor of the birth of Ariella Feinstein In memory of Rita Weiss (Continued on page 26) Page 26 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 (Continued from page 25) JEFFREY DITTELMAN/ROBINOV CAMP RAMAH SCHOLARSHIP FUND Mazal Tov on the birth of Libby & Barry Spitzer's granddaughters, Arya & Victoria In memory of Mildred Neider Speedy Recovery to Autumn Schutt Mazal Tov on the birth of Carol & Tom Neuman's granddaughter, Ava Felice Mazal Tov on the birth of Elliott & Debbie Barish granddaughter, Arielle Dani Feinstein In memory of Dr. Clement Weinstein In memory of Rita Weiss In memory of Margaret Anschel In memory of Ronald Raskin In memory of Harriet Zabusky Mazal Tov on the marriage of Phil & Ali Edelstein's daughter, Marcy to Travis Perrotte In memory of Muriel C. Diamond Speedy Recovery to Debra Young KIDDUSH FUND In memory of Harvey Ginsberg Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Faye Dittelman & David Perelman Ron & Lynn Hanover Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Faye Dittelman & David Perelman Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Faye Dittelman & David Perelman Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Sharon Dittelman Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family In memory of Seymour Stiffman In memory of Rose Travin In memory of Herbert Berger In memory of Irving Neuberg In memory of Mort Newburg Samuel & Robin Ginsberg Susan, Dan & Noah Ginsberg David & Patty Stiffman Sheldon Travin Elaine and Evan Wetzler Joel Neuberg Patti Stiffman MEMORIAL GARDEN FUND In memory of Herbert Berger In memory of Elinore Thaler Annleah Berger Lauren Thaler MINYAN BREAKFAST FUND In honor of Bob Davis' 25 years chairing the Ritual Committee In memory of Rita Weiss In memory of Manuel Brodsky Joel & Iris Kazin Debbie & Elliott Barish Mara & Greg Mortman MITZNER FAMILY SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FUND In honor of the birth of Libby & Barry Spitzer's granddaughters, Arya & Victoria Helene & Adam Rude ONEG In honor of Aufruf of Skyler Berman & Stephanie Goldberg Scott & Robyn Berman RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In memory of Seymour Stiffman Congratulations to Rabbi Kane In honor of Rabbi Kane Congratulations to Jeff & Ilene Calderon in honor of the birth of their grandson, Gabriel In memory of Rita Weiss In honor of Rabbi kane, with our thanks and appreciation Thank you to Rabbi Kane David & Patty Stiffman Ruth & Sam Papa Nessim & Patricia Algranati Seth & Marian Natter Sylvia & Susan Eisenstein Marcy Gray and Ella & Tal Mintz Fred Weinstein & family September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel In memory of Mort Newburg RACHEL GREENSTEIN CHILDRENS RESOURCE LIBRARY FUND In honor of Ava Felice Blaustein Page 27 Patti Stiffman Kathy & Len Levin RHODA & MEL MILLER TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND Thank you to Jolie & Doreen for all their help Marsha Landesberg STUDY IN ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND In memory of Frankel Lieberman Stuart & Stacy Halper CSI APPRECIATES ALL DONATIONS! PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE A CONTRIBUTION FORM FOR YOUR DONATIONS SO WE MAY BE SURE THEY GO TO THE RIGHT FUND AND ARE NOT OVERLOOKED. FORMS MAY BE FOUND IN EVERY BULLETIN, ON LINE, AND IN THE CSI OFFICE. WE STRIVE TO LIST DONATIONS COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY. IF WE HAVE MISSED ANY, SIMPLY LET US KNOW AND WE WILL MAKE A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT IMMEDIATELY! THANK YOU FOR HELPING US MAKE SURE NO DONATIONS ARE MISSED! Mazal Tov to: Condolences to: Get Well Wishes to: Elliott & Debbie Barish on the birth of their granddaughter, Ariella Dani Feinstein Scott & Robin Berman on the aufruf of Hunter Berman Andrew Rotter & Rhona Golubock on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Aaron Kevin & Sonia Mathisson on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Rachel Bob & Marilyn Margolies on the birth of their granddaughter, Gavriel J. Margolies Vivian Anschel-Weiss on the loss of her mother, Margaret Anschel Bonnie Bromberg on the loss of her mother, Harriett Zabusky Peter Diamond on the loss of his mother, Muriel C. Diamond Arthur Krakowski on the loss of his brother, Mel Krakowski Fred Weinstein on the loss of his father, Dr. Clement Weinstein Matthew Weiss on the loss of his mother, Rita Weiss Ann Studen, Debra Young FIRST JUNIOR CONGREGATION FIRST KADIMA SERVICE A special learning service for Alef, Bet and Gimel A special learning service for 6th and 7th graders Saturday, September 26 Saturday, September 26 10:30-12:00 (Upstairs) YES! SERVICE CREDIT IS GIVEN! 11:00-12:00 YES! SERVICE CREDIT IS GIVEN! (put your service card in front of the box) (put your service card behind the tab that says “Shabbat Morning Attendance behind here”) Service is led by Tamar Drucker Service is led by Sheera Zuckerman Future Junior Congregation Dates: Oct. 3; Nov. 7; Dec. 12; Future Kadima Service Dates: Oct. 3, 17; Nov. 7, 21; Dec. 5, 19; Feb. 27; Mar. 12; Apr. 9, May 14 Jan. 9, 30; Feb. 6, 27; Mar. 5, 12; Apr. 2, 16; May 7, 14 PLEASE REMEMBER that both Junior Congregation and Kadima Services take place on Shabbat. Children, as well as anyone else coming inside the building on Shabbat, should be dressed appropriately. Shabbat is a “special” and holy time, and children should wear “special” clothing. No sweatpants, jeans, sports uniforms, etc. Page 28 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 Holiday Recipe Favorites Provided by Our Members Ruth’s Brisket From Ali Edelstein 3 to 4 lbs. brisket 1 (12 oz. can) beer 1 garlic clove 1/4 cup chili sauce 2 Tbsp. brown sugar 1 onion 1/2 cup water 1 Tbsp. flour Trim fat off of meat. Season with salt and pepper. Place brisket in 13x9x2 baking dish. Cover brisket with sliced onion. In bowl, combine chili sauce, brown sugar, garlic and beer, then pour over brisket. Cover brisket and bake at 350° for 3.5 hours. Uncover brisket and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Remove brisket from baking dish. Skim off fat. Blend flour and 1/2 cup water, then combine with drippings in pan. Constantly stir over medium flame until thick. Let brisket sit, then slice thinly and serve! Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cake From Marion Sader 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 2 Tbsp. cocoa (unsweetened) 1 cup (or a bit less) applesauce 1 tsp. baking soda 1 egg 1/3 cup chopped walnuts 1/3 cup melted margarine (or butter, if it’s a dairy meal) 1/2 cup chocolate chips (I use semi-sweet Ghirardelli) Sift flour, cocoa, soda, and sugar into a large bowl Combine margarine (butter), egg, vanllla, and applesauce in a medium bowl. Beat until blended. Add this to dry ingredients and stir all until mixed. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour batter into a greased 8 or 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean Let cool in pan on rack Good served with raspberry/vanilla yogurt or ice cream. Serves 8 or 9. September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 29 Wine Biscuits From Faye Dittelman 1 cup red wine 3/4 cups sugar 5 cups flour 1 Tbsp. water 1 cup oil 4 tsp baking power 1 egg yolk Mix red wine, oil and sugar in an electric mixer. Add baking powder with flour. Mix well. Take a spoonful of dough at a time and roll it into a snake and coil. Place cookies on two large ungreased cookie sheets. Glaze with beaten egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon of water. Bake at 375-400 degrees for 20-25 minutes then turn off oven but do not open the oven door. Leave cookies in the oven over night to dry out. Store in a tin. These keep very well for weeks. These are a hit. They make a great gift. They stay fresh forever so it is handy to have them in case someone drops in. They are FUN to make especially with kids because the dough feels better than Play Dough. Enjoy. Claremont Salad From Faye Dittelman Cut up cabbage, green pepper, cucumber, and carrots. Dress with equal parts of vinegar, sugar, and oil. IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL IN YOUR HOLIDAY RECIPE BOX THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE? IT’S NOT TOO LATE….SEND IT AT ANY TIME. WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE IT! jolie@csibriarcliff.org Page 30 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 Dittelman Rice From Faye Dittelman Melt 1 or 2 sticks margarine in large pot Add 6 handfuls of fine egg noodles. 4T Sesame seeds, 1 chopped onion Cook above for 8-10 minutes, covered Add 5 cups boiling water, 4 bullion cubes, 2 cups raw rice (I used brown Basmati rice) Cook for one hour on top of stove Serves 10. This reheats very well in the pot and may be made ahead of time. Neiman-Marcus Cookies (Recipe may be halved) From Faye Dittelman 2 cups butter 24 oz.chocolate chips 2 cups brown sugar 2 tsp. soda 2 cups sugar 1 - 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) 4 eggs 2 tsp. baking powder 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice) 4 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 5 cups blended oatmeal 2 tsp. vanilla Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies. Pumpkin Chiffon Pie From Faye Dittelman In a double boiler: Add ¾ cup milk, 1 packet plain gelatin, warm till dissolved. Add 1 cup brown sugar, 1/1/3 c pumpkin, 1/2/ t salt, allspice, ¼ t ginger, 1 1/2 t cinnamon, 3 egg yolks (reserve egg whites) Cook, stirring often until very thick, ~10 minutes. Cool ~ 20 minutes until almost set (put in refrigerator or add ice to double boiler) Beat egg whites with 6 Tbl sugar until firm Fold in pumpkin mixture and put into graham cracker crust Cool Garnish w/ whipped cream September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 31 SEPTEMBER B’NAI MITZVAH September 5 September 26 HI! My name is Aaron Rotter. I live in Briarcliff Manor with my mom Rhona, my dad Andrew, my 2 brothers Matt and Ethan and my cat Casey. I am excited that my bar mitzvah is coming up on September 5, 2015. Hi, my name is Rachel Mathisson. On September 26th, 2015, I will be called to the Torah to become a Bat Mitzvah. I live in Millwood with my parents Sonia and Kevin, my older brother Josh, and my younger th th I will be starting 8 grade at Briarcliff Middle School in sister Alyssa. I’m currently an 8 grader at Seven September. At school, my favorite subjects are math, Bridges Middle School where I am on the track team. I gym, social studies and French. At school I play on the also participate in both the Band and Wood Ensemble playing flute and piccolo. In addition, I play piano and modified basketball and baseball teams. I also play take part in the NYSSMA (New York State Music Asviolin in the Middle School Orchestra. Outside of soc). Since Kindergarten, I have participated in AYSO school, I play travel basketball, soccer, and I just finsoccer league, learning skills and the importance of ished my last year of Little League where I was my teamwork. For the last four years, I have been my team’s captain. We won the championship! team’s goal keeper, where I am one of the team’s For my bar mitzvah project, I raised funds for Jewish leaders. National Fund’s Project: Baseball. Jewish National Fund's Project: Baseball is a program that fosters the I have attended CSI since the 2’s in preschool. Two years ago, my family and I went on a congregationgrowth of baseball in Israel, where there is a rise in sponsored trip to Israel, where my brother became a fans and players but a shortage of adequate resources. Project: Baseball involves building state-of- Bar Mitzvah at the Wall. There I learned more about my Jewish identity and the history of the Jewish peothe-art baseball and softball fields throughout the country, as well as teaching the fundamentals of the ple. During the summers, I attend Eisner Camp- a game to Israeli youth through little leagues, summer Jewish camp in Great Barrington, MA. This past May I camps and clinics. I held a charity softball game – par- graduated CSI religious school and am looking forward ents vs. kids – and raised over $1800 for JNF Project: to continuing my Jewish education in Hebrew High School. Baseball! During the last school year, I went to Neighbors Link I want to thank Roni Shapiro, Cantor Shiovitz, Rabbi Kane, Ellen, all of my Hebrew School teachers and my in Mt. Kisco with my girl scout troop. Neighbors Link is a place where local immigrants can come and learn family and friends for helping me to reach this mileabout living in United States, and get assistance findstone. ing work. It is a place where kids can be taken care of while their parents attend classes there. For my Bat Mitzvah project, I will be helping watch the children of Next HaMishpacha Luncheon these parents, so they know their kids are safe while Tuesday, October 13, 12:30 p.m. they are educated about living here. I enjoy spending time with children, so I believe this will be an enjoyable experience for both of us (the kids and I). More details to follow! For more information, please call Cantor Jeffrey Shiovitz at 923-0175. GREET OLD FRIENDS, MEET NEW ONES! I’d like to thank Roni Ben-Shapiro, Cantor Shiovitz, Rabbi Kane and ALL my nursery school and religious school teachers for helping me reach this milestone. I would also like to thank my family for all their support throughout this process. Page 32 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 BULLETIN ADVERTISING CSI bulletin advertising procedures: All CSI Bulletin advertisers can place COLOR ads. This will give our sponsors the opportunity to publish eye-catching ads that will pop off the pages. The on-line bulletin posted on CSI’s website now includes advertisements! CSI’s monthly bulletins reach over 600 local homes and businesses and is posted on our public website. If you shop at an advertiser from our bulletin, please remember to tell them that you saw their ad in the CSI bulletin! Are you interested in placing an ad of your own? Do you know of a local business you frequent or a new store in town which you think would benefit from placing an ad with us? Jolie Levy, our Bulletin Editor, will be glad to answer any questions and send you the ad rates. Jolie may be reached at 762-2700 or by emailing jolie@csibriarcliff.org. Our local businesses need our support. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS. September 2015 Congregation Sons of Israel Page 33 Page 34 Congregation Sons of Israel September 2015 YOUR AD CAN BE HERE! CONTACT JOLIE LEVY: jolie@csibriarcliff.org. 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